IMPOLITENESS STRATEGY IN MOBA GAMERS LANGUAGE COMMUNITY

Interaction in online gaming communities, especially in the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) genre, creates a unique and complex linguistic landscape. This study examines in depth the pragmatic phenomenon by analyzing the form, function, and factors that influence the use of impoliteness strategies in the MOBA gamer language community in Indonesia through a descriptive qualitative method. The present research aims to find out the types, ways of communicating and the causes of the use of impolite language that appear among the MOBA gamer community. The present research uses descriptive qualitative methods, because the present research involves data collection with the aim of describing existing conditions. this method focuses on cultural, social, personal identity and its purpose is more descriptive than predictive. The results show that positive impoliteness is the most frequently used (200 times), bald impoliteness (124 times), negative impoliteness (43 times), sarcasm or feigned politeness is rarely used (5 times), unobserved politeness (0). MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) gamer community uses incivility by composing direct name calling, sequencing accusations and insults, using interjections for transitions, using expletives. gamers in moba community tend to use disrespectful or toxic language during game play due to some main reasons emotional reaction during high pressure game play, lack of consequences & anonymity, peer influence & in-group norms, as a strategy or skill expression, miscommunication & poor team coordination.